Valve



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VALVE Filed Dec. 8, 1927 :Sxlvcntors dauw! Gttorncgs Patented Sept. 3,1929..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE G. LYNCH AND LYNN B. 'IILLERY, oF WILMINGTON, 'NORTH' CAROLINA, AssIGNoRs To KENNEDY CORPORATION, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORA- TION OF MARYLAND.

VALVE.

Application led `December 8, 1927. Serial No. 238,640. i

This invention relates to diaphragmcheck 'valves and more particularly to diaphragm terminal check valves such as are used in pressure oiling systems and the like. n

Valves of this type are generally subject to exacting service requirements.,y In locomotive lubrication, for example, pressure lubrication systems often Operate at about three hundred pounds per square inch, and the terminal check valves therein employed receive, and should require verylittle attention-yet the failure of one of them may re* sult in serious consequences. Furthermore, such valves must in many cases be located in relatively inaccessible places, thus increasf ing maintenance difficulties and necessitating small and compact valve structures. Thedesign of the valve therefore becomes a matter of great importance. The construction must be such that the valve is small and compact, so as to occupy a minimum of space andto be readily placed and connected in anyposition or vice versa.. At the same time, the valve must embody with these features the requisite strengthand reliability to give long life and certain operation under continued usage with little attention, and the requisite simplicity of design and economy of construction to be ycommercially practicable.

It is an object of the present invention generally to provide an improved diaphragm check valve having the above-mentioned desirable, characteristics, such as compactness and economy of space and weight,fcom bined with strength and ruggednessy of construction, which is simple,feficient and reliable. f

Another object is to provide a novel diaphragm check valve having its parts including inlet and outlet conduits associated in axial relation, whereby said valve maybe connected directly in a pressure line without necessitating bends,'turns, right angle connections, etc. f y

A further object is to provide novel means in a diaphragm check valve for conducting a fluid pressure medium to said diaphragm, whereby the valve is opened, and for .simule taneously producing adjacent the valve loutlet a region of turbulent flow whereby a high velocity atomized delivery from said outlet is produced.

. phragm 12 of any suitable typey extends across Other objects will appear as the description ofthe invention proceeds. f

Theyinvention is capable ofa variety of mechanical expressions, one of which is shown in the accompanying drawings, but 1t Is to be expressly understood that the drawings are for purposes of .illustration only and that ythe invention is noty limited thereto or Otherwise than by the appended claims. y y In said drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the valve; n Fig.y 2 isa longitudinal sectional view of the Valve; and

Fig. 3 is an expanded perspective view showing the relation of `the various parts.

Referring to the drawings, whereinlike kreference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, Fig. 1A shows a valveconstructed according to the invention and yconnected inak line comprising a fluid conduit or pipe l and a delivery conduit or pipe 2. The pipe 1 may be an oil line in a pressure lubrication system such as employed on locomotives, and the pipe 2 may if desired be a suitable atomizing tube inserted in the wall 3 of a steam cylindery or other member to be lubricated. f"

As shown in Fig. 2, they valve'body may comprise two cooperating members 4 andr, preferably having flanges which are connectredr together as by means of bolts 6 and nuts 7 Preferably, the part 4 is screw ythreaded 85 and valve seat 10 for any suitable type of valve such as the needle yvalve 11. A dia- ,l

thevalve body and constitutes togetherwith 'the valve bodyr't and valve 11 a normally closed pressure chamber. In the form shown, the diaphragmv 12 comprises ay plurality of thin discs of suitable material such as spring brass, which are `clamped iirmly between the flanges of the valve body parts 4 and 5. The part 5 may be slightly recessed as at 13, to provide for movement of the diaphragm. n

The valve 11 is provided with a lstem, 111, which is preferably hollow for a purpose yhereinafter set forth. Said stem is provided at its inner end with a port ory ports 15 communicating with said pressure chamber, and

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extends through the valve body, the outer end being suitably connected, as by means of the union fitting 16, with the pipe 1. The stem 14 passes through and issuitably secured to the diaphragm 12, and to this end is provided with a collar or annular shoulder 17 against which the diaphragm 12 is securely clampedv by means of a lock nut 18 engaging the threaded portion 19 of the valve stem. Spacing washers or discs 20 may be provided for adjusting the position of the diaphragm relative to the valve stem.

Suitable means are provided for preventing torsion of the diaphragm due to twisting of the valve stem, and to this end the annular collar 17 is provided with squared portions 21, (Fig. 3)Vv cooperating with squared lugs or projections 22 on the inner face of the valve body 5. The outer end of the valve body part 5 is screw threaded yat 23 for engagement'with a" cap member Z4-"having an opening 25l o it'l acts on the diaphragm 12, tending to open 'the valve 11 againstthe spring 27. The fluid pressure required to open vthe valve'may be i setat any ldesiredlvalueV by adjusting the spring tension by means of the cap 24.2 Vhen lthe pressure in the chamber becomes suiiircient to overcome the resistance of the spring 27 as for example, on the pressure stroke of a pump, the valve 11 will open and the afluid will escape through the delivery opening 9 and the pipe 2 to the desired point. ,On the other'hand, the resistance of spring 27 is always large yenough to prevent any back pressure in the pipe 2 from opening the valve 1l, because of the* relatively small effective area against which such back pressure may act.

The extent of opening of thek valve 11 is Valways small owing tothe restricted movement of the diaphragm 12. The opening between the valv'e'llV and valve seat 10 is therefore annular in shape, with the resultthat'a thin annular sheet or cone of iiuid is 'projected therethrough into the opening 9 andpip'e 2. This is of particular advantage where it is desired to feed the fluid at high velocity and in a practically atomized state, asin pressure lubricators. l

f When pressure is placed on the pipe `1 as by connecting .the same to a pump, the valve chamber will iirstll up, and the pressure on the diaphragm, will build up on the pressure stroke of the pump until, the valvev opens slightly. VAs soon as this'occurs, the pressure in the chamber will be relieved almostfin's'tantaneously by the escape of iiuid from the chambenand the valve will close and will not open again until the pump is again on the pressure stroke. It will, therefore, be apparent that there is no reaction on the valve' stem and that the only wear on the valve is that due to opening and closing movement thereof in a straight line. v e p It will be observed that all of the parts of i the valve, including the inlet and outlet pipes connection of the pressure line to the valve i chamber below the diaphragm. This feature is of great advantage where the lvalvemust be placed in inaccessible locations, or inserted into vposition between closely adjacent parts ofV the machinery, etc. vantage in the connection of the supply line to the end of the movable valve stem is that the tubing may be readily disconnected and removed for any purpose without in kany number of parts is reduced to a minimum,

andthe valve is madesmall and compact, and

Another adlway disturbing the valve in its position. The 'construction of the valve is such that the 'yeti possesses great strength, ruggedness, and

reliability. Vhile-the improved lvalve has, in the interest ofclearness, been describedrin considerablel detail,it will be apparent to those skilled in thev art that-changes may be made may be omitted, without departingr from the spiritof ,the invention. Reference is'therefore torbe had tothe appended claims for a definition off-the limits of theinvention. -What isvclaimed is:

1. Avalvecomprising a hollow valve body "having a pressure chamber, a diaphragm lforming one wall of' said pressure chamber, said rpressure chamber having a port leadfr ing therefrom, a hollowfvalve stem extending through said valve body into said pressure chamber and securedtosaid diaphragm, a `valve on said stem controlling said port, the

"in the'construction, Varrangement and assem- L -Vbly of the' parts, and that some of the parts wall of said stem having aport intermediate said valve and diaphragm. o

2. A valvecomprising a hollow valve body, a hollowvalve stem connected to a lubricant supply source and extending through said body, ka pressure chamber in said body havgr ing an exit port, a valveon said stem controlling said exit port, a diaphragm' forming one of the walls of said pressure chamber and connected to said stein, said stem having a plurality of ports'V through its'wa'll and 2 a valve seat therein, a valve engaging said seat, a diaphragm closing said body whereby said diaphragm., body, and valve constitute a pressure chamber, a hollow valve stem eX- tending though said diaphragm and having a port communicating with said pressure chamber, and a spring in said body exterior to said chamber tending to close said valve, said spring surrounding said valve stem.

4. A valve comprising a hollow valve body in two parts, a valve seat in one part thereof, a cap with adjusting nut for the other end of said body, a diaphragm in said body intermediate said valve part and cap, a hollow valve stem extending through said cap a'djusting nut and diaphragm and having a port or ports adjacent said valve seat, and a spring interposed between said diaphragm and cap adjusting nut and surrounding said stem.

5. A valve Comprising a hollow valve body and cap, a valve in the body end thereof, a cap adjusting nut having threaded engagement with the cap end thereof, a diaphragm intermediate said cap end and valve end, a

"; hollow valve stem passing through and se- Cured to said diaphragm and passing slidably through said cap adjusting nut, said stem being connected at its outer end to a fluid conf duit and having a port or ports adjacent said valve, cooperating shoulders on said stem and valve body to prevent twisting of said stem, and a ooile'd spring between said cap said stem, said stem having a port between said diaphragm and valve.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification.

GEORGE G. DYNCH. LYNN B. TILLERY. 

